Search

One of my goals for this past month has been to put more effort into decorating our home. Home Décor is just one of those areas I just plain stink at. We’ve lived in our current home almost 2 years and most of the windows still don’t even have curtains! (I have an aversion to sewing curtains because it just seems so boring compared to everything else one can sew.) I really desire to have a cozy home that is a place of rest for my family so I decided to start making this more of a priority.

My plan is to work on one room each month. This month I worked on our bedroom. It’s probably the easiest room to start with. 🙂 So far I have switched out my bedside bookcase for the one that had been in the sewing room. I like it much better. I also added black sconces on each side of the mirror above my dresser and added candles. My favorite thing I did this month to decorate our bedroom was to make the above sign. Can you guess what the numbers mean? It is the date of our wedding anniversary and no doubt my favorite day of the whole year! 🙂

When I saw this number sign on Pintrest I knew I had to give it a try. Since all of our walls are white I knew I wanted to paint the canvas first. (My canvas was 16″ x 20″.) I chose a light green color that matched our curtains and bed spread. I gave the canvas two coats of paint. (Elijah ended up wanting to paint also so I let him paint his own canvas at the same time.)

Since I can’t actually paint anything besides a plain background, I decided to utilize my Cricut. I thought about making a stencil but then decided to just cut the numbers out of vinyl since I already had some on hand. (I used brown.) I used the Plantin’ Schoolbook cartridge for the Cricut and cut 6″ numbers. I had planned on using the transfer tape this time but cut my vinyl too deep so I ended up placing them on the canvas without the tape. The numbers 1 and 2 were easy to place but boy did the number 3 and 7 give me fits. Still I am really pleased with how it turned out. I also painted a sealer that I had on hand over the canvas.

This project turned out to be very inexpensive! I purchased a 2 pack of canvases for 3.99 at Michaels. (I plan on using the other one in baby girl’s nursery.) I spent 0.54 for paint and had the vinyl, sealer, and paintbrushes on hand. Total out-of-pocket expense: 2.54! This may be one of my cheapest craft projects yet.

The hubby seemed to really like it. (He’s a bit sentimental himself.) He joked that now he will never forget the year we were married. Ha, ha! (I still think he will forget one year but I don’t think he will forget the day because it is also his birthday!) I would still like to add something to the wall opposite our bed but I just haven’t figured out what yet. Maybe a wedding picture? I’m really thankful I was able to devote more time to decorating this month. Before you know it we will have a little bassinett in there with a sweet little baby.

What sort of home décor do you have in your bedroom? Has anyone made a photo gallery of pictures of the hubby and yourself?

The Christmas tree is up and the stockings are hung by the window with care (no fireplace here). I don’t know about you but the weeks before Christmas put me in the biggest mood for sewing and crafting. 😉 Anybody else feel that way?

Usually I turn to sewing when I am feeling creative. Earlier this week I decided to turn to my Cricut instead. Last Christmas I was surprised (& I mean surprised) with a Cricut. It’s a type of die-cutting machine that can do crazy cool stuff. Honestly I’m still not very good at using the Cricut but I was so pleased with how this craft turned out I thought I would share. 🙂 I really wanted to create something to remind my family of the Joy of Christmas. It’s so easy during the hustle & bustle of December to lose sight of the real meaning-Jesus!

So thankful that Christ endured the cross for the JOY set before him. What a great reason to celebrate!

First I took a piece of finished wood (purchased at JoAnns) and painted it with two coats of acrylic paint. I used Martha Stewart’s acrylic satin paint for multi-surfaces.

I used the Winter Wonderland cartridge and white vinyl. I cut out the “Joy” phrase at 3.5″ and the snowflake at 2.5″. Then I removed the sticky side from the vinyl and attached it to the wood. Then I painted the plaque with Poly Acrylic sealer and let dry. I thought about attaching ribbon but decided that since it is so small I will probably just place it on a windowsill.

A simple way to add some Christmas cheer to our window.

Elijah had a wonderful time helping me with this craft but I also wanted to do something special just for him. I had some leftover vinyl so I cut out a snowman and a couple of snowflakes. He loved them!